New Oil Rigs Enable Ultra-Deepwater Drilling

1/2/2013 7:31PM

The Noble Bully 1 is Shell's most advanced floating oil rig, with an enclosed tower for precise assembly and placement of a drill that can extend thousands of feet below the surface. WSJ's Steven Rosenbush reports via #WorldStream.

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